(Thank you to 111 and Lanshan Daohe for your tips.)
Was the Shenlang fleet equipped with grenades? Was it a bomb that would explode?
Of course they were, and they were quite powerful. However, his time in the western world was too short, so he did not have the time to modify grenades.
That was why all his cannons were smoothbore cannons instead of rifled cannons.
Secondly, all his grenades were spherical cannons, and they used the most primitive time fuse. A hollow wooden tube was filled with slow-burning gunpowder, and the intense heat would ignite the time fuse the moment the cannon was fired. After the cannon was fired, it would explode within a fixed amount of time.
However, Shenlang did not manufacture too many of these spherical grenades because they were destined to be eliminated.
The explosive grenade had a long history on Earth. There was a prototype of the explosive grenade in the 11th century AD, and the official grenade was invented in the 15th century, but it was only in the 19th century that it was widely used.
Before rifled cannons and cylindrical cannons were invented, the spherical explosive grenade would not be mainstream. The cylindrical cannons were related to another problem, which was the trigger.
These problems had to be solved one by one, which meant that Shenlang needed a huge base with a sizable industrial base. The Raging Tide City was very suitable.
After taking over the Raging Tide City, they would take over Jinshan Island in the shortest time possible. That way, they would have an endless supply of steel. Next, they would have to build the Raging Tide City into a fortress on the sea and open a sea route to the western world. They would be able to transport saltpeter and sulfuric acid from afar. That way, they would be able to develop the military industry and increase the damage of the cannons.
Shenlang had done some calculations. As long as the supply points on the islands were built properly, the journey from the eastern world to the western world could be shortened from three months to one month.
Back to the main topic, even if they did not use the grenades to attack Yan Nanfei's fleet, it was more than enough.
This was because Yan Nanfei's fleet could not cause any damage to Shenlang from 300 meters away.
Boom, boom, boom, boom …
The cannons of Shenlang's fleet opened fire like crazy, and Yan Nanfei's fleet sank one after another!
However, Yan Nanfei calmed down at that moment. It was as if his heart had returned to his chest. He had been floating in the air.
'This is more like it. '
There was a reason for Shen Lang's seemingly crazy actions. He had a trump card, which was why he was so unscrupulous.
Shenlang, Shenlang, you have never disappointed me when it comes to creating miracles.
"General, what should we do? What to do? Shenlang's new weapon is too ferocious, "one of the generals shouted.
"What should we do?" Yan Nanfei said fiercely, "Continue charging forward, of course."
"Keep going, keep going!"
"Although Shen Lang's new weapon is powerful, it would require at least a few dozen or even a hundred iron balls to sink one of our warships. How many ships have we sunk since the start of the war? "
"Fifteen of them," the general said.
Yan Nanfei asked, "How many ships do we have in total?"
"A thousand or so," the officer replied.
Yan Nanfei said, "Isn't the current situation clear? From 300 meters away, we can only be attacked passively. However, within 300 meters, our giant crossbows can counterattack. When we're completely close, our thousands of warships will be able to fire a rain of arrows. "
"Shen Lang's new weapon is powerful, but as long as it can't wipe us out in a short period of time, it's over for him."
"It's a fool's dream to rely on this new weapon to defeat our 150,000-strong fleet."
"As long as we get close to Shen Lang's fleet, it'll be over for him."
"Speed up, speed up …"
Under Yan Nanfei's orders, the fleet under him continued charging forward despite the terrifying rain of cannonballs. They continued to attack from the east and the west.
To a certain extent, Yan Nanfei's thoughts were right. Shen Lang's cannons were shockingly powerful, but iron balls and cannonballs could not destroy a ship in a short period of time. In the naval battles of the 16th century, the warships of both parties would usually attack each other for days and nights. They would still be relatively intact after being hit by thousands of cannonballs. Not only did they not die, but they could also return to port.
Of course, Yan Nanfei's fleet was not that powerful. His warships would be destroyed after being hit by tens or hundreds of cannonballs.
According to his calculations, his fleet would be able to get close to Shen Lang's fleet in 15 minutes at most. By then, he would be able to destroy Shen Lang's fleet with the wolf pack tactic.
"Hurry, hurry …"
On the sea that stretched for tens of miles, Yan Nanfei's fleet's east and west fleets were closing in with all their might. They continued charging despite the shocking cannonballs and casualties.
Five hundred meters, four hundred meters, three hundred meters!
Yan Nanfei was elated. He had finally gotten close to that distance. He was no longer unable to fight back after being hit.
"Fire, fire, fire …"
Following Yan Nanfei's orders, thousands of giant crossbows and catapults started firing.
Hundreds of giant rocks whizzed out, and the sound was even more shocking than solid cannonballs. Giant arrows that were two to three meters long shot out. The scene was quite shocking.
However … the results were almost zero.
The accuracy of the giant catapults on land was already a mystery, let alone on the sea. None of the hundreds of giant catapults hit their target. However, that was the truth.
The accuracy of the giant crossbows was much better than that of the catapults. Thousands of giant crossbows had a hit rate of about five percent. More than 50 giant arrows hit Shen Lang's fleet.
However, an arrow at the end of its flight could not penetrate a cape, let alone Shen Lang's fleet. They were reinforced by metal armor. At this distance, even if the giant crossbows hit them, it would only tickle them.
Yan Nanfei understood this completely. He knew that it was impossible to rely on the giant crossbows and catapults to destroy Shen Lang's fleet. However, what he wanted was morale. Previously, they had been passively attacked without being able to fight back. It was too hurtful.
Now that they could fight back, even if there were no results, it was enough to create an impact.
As long as they continued to close in on Shen Lang's fleet and fire arrows, Shen Lang's fleet would be finished.
"Continue, close in, close in …"
Boom, boom, boom, boom …
The cannons of the Shen Lang's fleet opened fire again.
At this distance, the power of the iron ball cannons was quite shocking. They could penetrate several floors of the deck. If they hit the cabins above, they could even penetrate them directly.
Bang, bang, bang, bang …
Another amazing scene happened again. Dozens of amazing artillery shells directly penetrated a ship, really penetrating from one side to the other. Seawater surged in, and the entire ship was spinning with all its might. Soon, it would sink completely.
However, Yan Nanfei ignored it at all. Instead, he fell into ecstasy.
'Soon, soon.'
It seemed like his fleet was being slaughtered, but less than 30 ships had sunk so far. More than 95% of his ships could still fight.
'As long as I get close to Shen Lang's fleet, I will win this battle.'
'I can still make this great contribution.'
However …
This was destined to be a dream, and dreams were usually impossible to achieve.
That was because the Shen Lang's fleet was waving strange flags again.
Change the cannons!
"Open fire, open fire …"
As the order was given.
The Shen Lang's fleet opened fire again.
However, the sound this time was too terrifying. It was like the wailing of ghosts and the howling of wolves.
Yan Nanfei looked up and could not help but be completely shocked. 'W-What is this?'
The two iron balls were connected to an iron chain, and they spun rapidly as they shot over.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh …
The sound was so ear-piercing that it made one's hair stand on end.
That was, of course, a chain bullet. It was an absolute killing weapon in close-range naval battles. The hit rate of solid cannons was not high, and their lethality was not high either. However, the lethality of the chain bullet against the sails and masts was extremely shocking.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh …
Yan Nanfei saw it clearly.
A chain bullet flew toward the deck of a ship. Then … it instantly killed dozens of people on the deck. Their upper bodies were cut off, and they died a horrible death.
Bang, bang, bang …
The chain bullets roared and danced, cutting everything in their path. The huge sails were directly torn apart, and the thick masts were directly cut off.
Bang, bang …
After a series of ear-piercing sounds, the masts of Yan Nanfei's fleet fell one after another.
"Open fire …"
Then, the second round of cannons came.
The third round of cannons swept over crazily. All of them were chain bullets. The entire sea was filled with the wailing of ghosts and the howling of wolves.
The most terrifying scene appeared.
Yan Nanfei's thinking in naval battles was the same as that of the navy generals in the old era. They would either jump off the ship and fight when they got close or fire arrows. Therefore, the distance between the ships was shockingly close, and they were densely packed together. His fleet was too huge, and it provided the best slaughterhouse for the chain bullets.
The result was … too horrible to look at.
Previously, when they used solid cannons, it took them almost half an hour to fire tens of thousands of cannons, but they only managed to sink less than 30 ships.
Now, the chain bullets at close range had crippled dozens of Yan Nanfei's warships in the first round.
However, that was only the beginning. An even more fatal consequence happened. After the masts of the ships were broken and their sails were destroyed, they immediately lost their power and started spinning on the surface of the sea.
The warships behind them could not slow down at all, let alone stop. Therefore, they crashed into them.
Bang, bang, bang …
After a series of loud sounds, many of Yan Nanfei's ships crashed into each other. His fleet was too densely packed in the sea.
"Open fire, open fire …"
The chain bullets from Shen Lang's fleet fired like crazy. They were like the emissaries of hell, cutting masts one after another and tearing sails one after another.
Yan Nanfei's fleet was crippled in large numbers.
Naval battles before the 18th century were usually very rare. Both fleets would fight for a few days and nights, then return with injuries. They would repair their respective warships and come back to fight for a few days and nights again. This was because both parties had similar weapons and tactics.
However, the naval battle between Shen Lang and Yan Nanfei was revolutionary. Therefore, the rhythm of the battle was extremely satisfying.
In less than half an hour.
More than 200 to 300 warships from Yan Nanfei's fleet were destroyed, and more than 400 to 500 ships were completely crippled. Swoosh.
This was a naval battle. Even at this moment, the area of the battle was more than 20 to 30 kilometers.
Even if Yan Nanfei stood at the highest point, it would be difficult for him to see the entire battle with binoculars.
Commanding a naval battle was difficult to begin with. It was completely dependent on the performance of each warship. Now that these warships were crippled on the sea, there was nothing they could do.
His fleet was like a giant beast, paralyzed in one place, and paralyzed everywhere.
… …
After Yan Nanfei's fleet was crippled, the real massacre began!
The distance was very close. Shen Lang's fleet changed to solid cannons again.
"Open fire …"
"Open fire …"
Hundreds of cannons fired again. This time, they were hitting fixed targets.
The enemy's warships had lost their momentum and were completely horizontal on the sea. Moreover, they were crashing into each other. It was difficult to miss.
Bang, bang, bang …
A scene of destruction appeared.
A truly destructive scene appeared.
At such a close distance, the power of the solid metal cannons was shocking. They easily pierced through the enemy's warships.
They tore them apart crazily.
At this moment, they should have used slow-motion footage.
There was no explosion. It was just the tearing of the solid metal cannons.
On the vast and boundless sea, one warship after another was smashed into pieces.
Warships caught fire one after another.
Due to such a close distance, the metal cannons that were shot out were bright red. While destroying the enemy's warships, they also ignited the wood.
The great destruction had begun.
This was the real massacre.
Warships were sinking every minute.
As for the people on the warships? They were easily overlooked because this was the sea, and there was no way to escape.
"Fight them to the death. Fight them to the death."
"Swim over and fight them to the death."
The warriors in Yan Nanfei's fleet were brave. They could not stand the feeling of being beaten up and not being able to fight back. They jumped into the sea like dumplings and swam toward Shen Lang's fleet. There were thousands of them.
Although a distance of 200 to 300 meters was far, it was a piece of cake for the warriors on the sea.
The next step was to climb onto Shen Lang's warships.
This group of people was very cunning. They had been swimming in the water and only revealed their heads when they reached the bottom of the warships to avoid being hit by the crossbows of Shen Lang's fleet.
Moreover, after sneaking under Shen Lang's warships, this group of people started to sink the warships.
This was also the traditional tactic of the navy in this era. They would drill through the enemy's warships, causing seawater to gush in and sink the warships.
However, they could not help but despair when they started to drill. That was because the bottom of Shen Lang's fleet was wrapped in a layer of metal armor. How could they possibly drill through it?
Soon after, an even more nightmarish scene appeared.
The Skeleton Party warriors on Shen Lang's fleet all jumped down, and screamed as they rushed forward.
There were less than 20,000 people in Shen Lang's fleet. Six to seven thousand people were enough to operate 1,000 cannons. The remaining 10,000 people could only watch their comrades being slaughtered. They felt terrible.
Now, it was finally their turn to feast.
'Dear, we're here.'
Then, the warriors of the two fleets engaged in an intense battle in the sea. It was the most primitive and violent battle.
The warriors in Yan Nanfei's fleet were initially full of confidence. They could finally fight in close combat and return to fighting with cold weapons.
However, they did not expect it to be a nightmare.
The warriors in Shen Lang's fleet might be old, some of them even lost a few of their teeth. Furthermore, they looked wretched and skinny. But in the sea, there was only one word to describe them, white in the waves.
Their swimming ability was too shocking. Not only could they swim with their legs, they gave people the feeling that they could swim with their third leg. They were completely agile.
Furthermore, every single one of their scimitars were extremely cunning. They used the smallest amount of energy to kill.
It was still a one-sided massacre.
The Skeleton warriors only had one thought in their minds.
Easy, too easy.
Previously, the Bloody Baron's fleet was so weak, but now, why were the warriors in the eastern fleet so weak as well?
Killing them was as easy as blowing off dust.
However, it was still the same sentence. It was not that the warriors in Yan Nanfei's fleet were too weak, but the Skeleton's fleet was too strong. They were an army that had fought against the sea monsters for 10 years.
The massacre of the cannons on the sea was shocking, but the massacre of the Skeleton in the sea was even more shocking.
In less than an hour.
The Skeleton warriors realized that they could not find any opponents.
Yan Nanfei had jumped into the sea and swam over with less than 10,000 warriors. How could they withstand the massacre, and were all killed.
The entire sea was filled with floating corpses, and the sea was dyed red once again.
"Come up, come up!" The commander of the Skeleton shouted, and the group of Skeleton warriors reluctantly returned to the warships, and continued to watch the performance of the cannons.
However, they realized that the performance of the cannons had ended. The entire sea had turned into hell. There were flames everywhere, and the destruction of warships could be seen everywhere.
It stretched for hundreds of miles, and there were warships that were on the verge of being destroyed.
Yan Nanfei's 150,000-strong navy, more than 1,000 warships, was originally majestic and covered the sky.
After fighting for a few hours, more than 500 warships in Yan Nanfei's fleet had sunk, and the remaining 100 warships were spinning on the sea, and were about to sink as well.
The east and west fleets that he had sent out to attack were all annihilated. The north and south fleets that did not participate in the battle survived.
… ….
Yan Nanfei stood at the highest point of the flagship and scanned the entire sea with his binoculars. His entire body felt cold.
The collapse of an army should only be suitable for land battles, but now that they were on the sea, the same scene actually happened.
A total of more than 600 warships and more than 70,000 people were all dead.
This was not a battle, but a massacre. Especially in the last four hours, especially after Shen Lang's fleet used chain bullets, it was simply a magnificent show of destruction.
The fleet that Yin Yuan Association had spent a huge amount of money to build was half destroyed in just a few hours.
"Marshal, what should we do?" The general asked.
Yan Nanfei closed his eyes in pain. Half of his fleet was actually left, and there were still 600 to 700 warships of various types, and more than 80,000 people.
However, this naval battle was already lost, and there was no point in continuing the battle.
"Retreat, retreat … …"
Yan Nanfei gave the order in pain!
Immediately, the retreat horn sounded, and the flag bearers started waving their flags.
Then, Yan Nanfei's north and south fleets started to retreat. It was impossible to win this naval battle, so it was better to return to land and rely on the Raging Tidewater Castle to defend.
At least until now, the Raging Tidewater Castle had never been truly destroyed, nor had it ever fallen!
Retreat, retreat!
Yan Nanfei's remaining fleet fled.
Meanwhile, Shen Lang's fleet split into two and began a chase on the sea!
… …
This chase was very much like a scene from the animal world. A male lion ferociously pounced on a herd of wildebeests, and it chased and killed hundreds of them.
Most of Shen Lang's 100 warships were modified from the Skeleton Party's warships, and these pirates were best at building the fastest warships. They were all flying scissors warships, and their speed was about 15% faster than Yan Nanfei's fleet.
The speed was not huge, but it was enough on the vast sea.
Yan Nanfei used his binoculars to observe Shen Lang's fleet.
"W-what is he doing?"
The general under him said in a trembling voice, "H-he's trying to surround us."
Actually, Yan Nanfei knew the answer, but he still could not believe it. Was Shen Lang crazy?
He had a total of 100 warships, and they were split into two groups, north and south. How could 50 warships surround 400 warships? 10,000 warships surrounding 40,000 warships? That was a complete lunatic.
That was right, Shen Lang was indeed planning to surround and annihilate them.
If it was just a normal pursuit, a large portion of Yan Nanfei's fleet would still escape. Only by rushing to the front of Yan Nanfei's fleet to block their path and form a thin and sparse encirclement would they be able to wipe them out.
Subsequently, Shen Lang's Skeleton Party's fleet relied on their speed to overtake Yan Nanfei's fleet from both sides.
Then, the long encirclement began.
However, Yan Nanfei's fleet did not care and continued to flee.
After three days and three nights, Shen Lang's encirclement on the sea was formed.
Looking down from the sky, the encirclement was pitifully thin. There were only 50 warships surrounding Yan Nanfei's 400 warships in the sea that spanned over 20 miles.
After the encirclement was formed, it began to shrink and close in.
How similar was this scene?
However, previously, it was Yan Nanfei's fleet surrounding Shen Lang. Now, it was Shen Lang's turn to surround Yan Nanfei.
"Fire, fire …"
When they were 800 meters away, Shen Lang's fleet officially opened fire.
However, the cannons were very sparse at this moment. The damage was average, and it could only be used to scare them.
Continue to close in, close in!
Shen Lang's fleet was really crazy. One warship charged at 10 warships and claimed that they were surrounded.
Yan Nanfei was trembling in anger. 'Shen Lang, you're too arrogant!'
Then, he gave the order for the fleet to disperse.
Eight warships formed a group and surrounded one of Shen Lang's warships. Then, they closed in.
Previously, 600 warships could not defeat 100 of Shen Lang's warships. This was due to the group effect. When 100 warships' cannons were added together, the damage was too shocking.
Now, eight warships against one warship. They did not believe that they could not defeat it.
After Yan Nanfei gave the order, the entire fleet's flag signals were transmitted. Then, his fleet began to fight on their own.
Eight warships surrounded one warship that was charging at Shen Lang's warship.
… …
Hila was commanding a warship alone. She stood at the top of the mast and personally acted as the chess player. She was really not a qualified captain.
"Steady, steady, don't panic!"
The eight warships of Yan Nanfei continued to close in on Hila's fleet.
Actually, she could have opened fire from 800 meters away, but she did not.
Five hundred meters, four hundred meters!
The Skeleton pirates almost held their breath because this distance was already very dangerous. The enemy's catapults and giant crossbows could already hit their warships. Although their accuracy was not high, if a giant rock hit them, it would cause great damage.
Three hundred and fifty meters!
Hila suddenly gave the order, "Fire!"
Immediately, the 30 cannons on her warship opened fire at the same time, firing in all four directions.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh …
The terrifying chain bullets shot out again.
"Fire, fire!"
"Quick, quick, quick!"
The cannoneers on Hila's warship went crazy. They cleaned the cannons, loaded explosives, and loaded chain bullets as fast as they could.
"Fire, fire …"
This distance of three hundred and fifty meters was simply a distance of death.
Yan Nanfei's eight warships tried their best to close in.
Bang, bang, bang …
The chain bullets once again displayed shocking destructive power.
One ship, two ships, three ships, four ships …
The warships lost their power one after another and started to spin on the sea.
But there were still four warships that managed to close in on the two hundred meters.
"Fire, fire, fire …"
There was no need to use the catapults because their accuracy was too low.
They all used giant crossbows, and all of them shot out fire arrows.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh … The four warships were equipped with dozens of giant crossbows.
Even at this distance, the accuracy was less than ten percent.
But more than five of the fire arrows still hit Hila's warship.
Explode, explode, quickly explode!
The commander of Yan Nanfei's fleet shouted in his heart. The reason why they shot the fire arrows was to detonate the explosives on Hila's warship. This way, they could easily destroy this powerful warship.
But he was thinking too much!
The gunpowder on the Shen Lang's warship was all extremely stable. Even if they used fire, they would need to be at the highest temperature for a few seconds to detonate.
However, the moment their fire arrows hit the explosives, they were immediately extinguished by the seawater.
"Fire, fire …"
Hila's warship kept firing, and dozens of cannons kept shooting chain bullets.
"Fire, fire, fire!"
The commander of Yan Nanfei's fleet shouted with all his might, and the warriors on the warship fired their fire arrows.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh …
This distance was already very close, and the power of the chain bullets was extremely shocking.
After a series of howls, dozens of warriors on the deck disappeared, and all of their bodies were cut in half.
"Charge, charge, charge …"
The commander of Yan Nanfei's fleet waved his saber and shouted.
However, the warships around him lost their power one after another.
Finally!
This commander's warship rushed to the front of Hila's warship.
Bang!
With a loud bang, the two warships collided fiercely.
Then, a huge crack appeared on his battleship. This was because Hila's warship had steel horns and was covered in armor.
"Welcome …" Hila let out a ferocious laugh.
Then, over a hundred Skeleton pirates jumped over ferociously, and even Hila herself jumped over.
The commander of this warship was a Qian Hu, and he was a Martial Scholar.
Seeing the beautiful Hila, he even said in his heart, 'You are a beauty, why are you a thief?
Let's fight! '
This Qian Hu suddenly pulled out his sword and shouted, "Kill!"
For the glory of the family, for Lord Yan Nanfei, kill!
He swung his sword and charged toward Hila.
Hila did not pull out her sword, but she put on her boxing gloves and punched.
Bang!
In the next second!
This Qian Hu's body flew out, and his head was gone. It was smashed by Hila.
Then, Hila turned into a ferocious beast and charged into the enemy warriors, killing them crazily.
In just a few minutes!
The only State of Yue soldiers that got close to Hila's warship were all killed.
Hila returned to her warship and shouted, "The fun begins!"
Then, she controlled the warships and approached them one by one. Within a distance of a hundred meters, she started a crazy show of slaughter.
The enemy's warships had their masts and sails broken by the chain bullets. They had completely lost their mobility.
At a distance of a hundred meters, it was completely bullying. More than ten cannons on the side opened fire.
Boom, boom, boom …
The ferocious solid cannons directly pierced through the enemy warships and destroyed them!
First paralysis, then slaughter!
Hila's warship was only a microcosm of the entire sea battlefield. It was the same everywhere else!
Six whole hours later!
The battle was over!
To be precise, the hunt was over.
Fifty warships surrounded four hundred warships and annihilated them.
Yan Nanfei's fleet was almost completely annihilated!
… …
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